The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-02-02

fou nlfOht chdnge your 0resA"
aAnd take the only man We have, and
leave you aloner returned Kate siowiy.
aNoln
"There are the Chinese field hands" said
Mrs Hale; "you must correct your ideas,
and really allow them some humanity, Kate.
John says they have very good compulsory
school system in their own country, and can
read and write"
"That would be of little use to you hero
alone if-if'-Kate hesitated.
"If whati" said Mrs. Hale, smiling. aArs
you thinking Of Manuels dreadful story ok
the grizzly tracks across the fields this morn
ingl 1 promise yen that neither nor
mother, nor Minnie, shall stir out of the hous
until your return, il you wish It."
II wasn't thinking Of that" said Kate;
though don't believe the beating Of gong
and the using OF strong language Is the best
way to frighten grizzly from the house.
Besides, the Chinese are going down the river
to-day to a funeral, or wedding, or feast
Of stolen chickens-they're all the same-and
won't be here"
HThen take Manuel repsated Mra Hale
ave have the Chinese servants and Indian
Molly In the house to protect us from Heaven
knows what! have the greatest confidence
in Chy-Lee as a warrior, and in Chinese war.
fare generally. One has only to hear him
pipe in time Of peace to imagine what terror
he might become in war tma Indeed, any
thing more deadly and soul-haTowing than
that love song he sang for US last nishsl can
not conceive. But really, Kate, am not
afraid to stay alone. You know what John
says: we ought to be always prepared for
anything that might happen"
"My dear Josie" returned Kate, putting
her arm around her sisters waist 4 am per
fectly convinced that If Three-fngered Jack,
or Two-toed Bill, or even Joaquin Murietta
himself should step, red handed, on that 70
randa you would gently invite him to take
cup Of tea, inquire about the state Of the
road, and refrain delicataly from any allu-
sions to the sheriff. But sha'nt Aaks
Manuel from you. I really cannot under
take to lock after his morals at the station,
and keep him from drinking aguardisnts
with suspicious characters at the bar. II b
true he kisses my hand In his speech, even
when 1t Is thickest, and offers his back to ma
for horse block, but think prefer the
sober and honest familiarity of even that
Pike county landlord who is satisfied 10 say,
Jump, girl, and nj ketch yef"
II hope you didn't changs your manner 10
either of them for that" said Mira Hale with
faint sigh. John wants 10 be good friends
with them, and they are behaving quits
decently lately, considering that they can't
speak grammatical sentence nor know the
use of fork"
sand now the man puts on gloves and Q
tall hat to come here on Sundays, and the
woman won't call until you've called Arst,"
retorted Kate; perhaps you call that i'm.
provement. The fact is, Josephine" con.
tinued the young girl. folding her arms de-
murely, ave might as well admit II at once
these people don't like usn
That's impossiblei" said Mrs Hale, with
sublime simplicity. "You donH like them,
you mean"
~ like them better than you do, Josie, and
that's the reason why feel II and you don't"
She checked herself, and after pause re-
suned in a lighter tone: @No; I sha'nt 10 to
the station; I'll commune with nature to-day,
and won't take any humanity in mine, thank
YOU as Bill the driver says Adios"
BeIfAst and rs Factories.
Belfast has many factories Of many
| kinds. 1t is the centre of the linen manu-
| facture of the world, and in its ship yards
the White Star ships are built. Linen
| and flax mills are scattered throughout
the city, and l went through the great
| York street mills, the two factories Of
which cover eight acres Of ground, and
which is the largest linen mill in the
world. saw thousands Of workmen Of
all ages, boys and girls, men and women,
and noted the various processes of turn
ing fax into table cloths, prints, cur
tains and other kinds of linen goods. The
| factory hands did not compare in prosper
ity with those Of a great American shop.
| The majority of the girls and women and
all of the boys were barefooted, and their
wages were not half those received In
| America. Their hours Of work were from
$50 a. m. to 8 p. m, with recess for
breakfast and dinner. This mill sends
great quantities of linen to New York.
1t was making linen for Troy shirts in
one of its departments when visited IL,
and in another it was turning out fancy
patterns of linen lawns for American sea-
side wear.
The climate of Ireland is especially
adapted to the making of linen, and Mr..
Kennedy, the manager of the York street
mills, tells me that though Belgium 10
working hard to take the place of Ireland
as the center of linen manufacture, she
will never be able to do so. The Belfast
Irish linen factors keep abreast with the
times, and they have the better climate.
They are continually improving their
work, and they spare no expense to get the
most improved machinery. Their work.
men are bred to the loom, and they feel
that thereis no danger of their being super
seded by any other country Of the world.
Ireland has now made linen for over 900
years. Until 1905 it was spun by hand.
Now machinery does everything, and the
machines are improving right along
| Frank G. Carpenter In Cleveland Leader.